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NATIONAL NEWS


FILE - A sign covers the broken back window of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo., Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
33 minutes ago

Funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty in federal court

Read full article: Funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty in federal court
FILE - A U.S. Army Caisson team carries the casket of Army Capt. Stephanie Rader, during a full military honors conducted by the Army's 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment through Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., June 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)
2 hours ago

Army will end most of its ceremonial horse programs and adopt out the animals

Read full article: Army will end most of its ceremonial horse programs and adopt out the animals
FILE - From left, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, look at portraits of former presidents as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
1 hour ago

Trump on past presidents: Ike was 'underrated,' FDR 'amazing,' Polk 'sort of a real-estate guy'

Read full article: Trump on past presidents: Ike was 'underrated,' FDR 'amazing,' Polk 'sort of a real-estate guy'
People play cards on a sidewalk at MacArthur Park, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
5 minutes ago

Residents still shaken a day after federal authorities march through Los Angeles' MacArthur Park

Read full article: Residents still shaken a day after federal authorities march through Los Angeles' MacArthur Park

A day after federal officers and National Guard troops descended on MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, immigrant residents of the surrounding neighborhood were coming to grips with the operation that local officials said seemed designed to sow fear.

This undated photo provided by John Lawrence on Monday, July 7, 2025, shows twin sisters, Hanna Lawrence, left, and Rebecca Lawrence, right, who were two the victims killed by the flooding at Camp Mystic in central Texas on Friday, July 4. (John Lawrence via AP)
3 hours ago

These Texas twins shared made-up games and story time. They died together at Camp Mystic

Read full article: These Texas twins shared made-up games and story time. They died together at Camp Mystic

Twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence, aged 8, are now frozen in time.

FILE - Jose Ibarra appears at his trial at the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, on Nov. 19, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
3 hours ago

Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken Riley

Read full article: Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken Riley

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

FILE - French bulldogs compete in breed group judging during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, May 13, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
4 hours ago

PETA sues American Kennel Club over standards for French bulldogs, other breeds

Read full article: PETA sues American Kennel Club over standards for French bulldogs, other breeds

The animal rights group PETA is suing to try to force the American Kennel Club to abandon the standards it backs for French bulldogs and some other breeds.

President Donald Trump, center, speaking during a cabinet meeting with from l-r., Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of Housing, Eric Scott Turner, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
2 hours ago

Trump comes to Bondi's defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

Read full article: Trump comes to Bondi's defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

President Donald Trump is defending Attorney General Pam Bondi as she faces mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.

Photos of Jabari Peoples, 18, are displayed at a press conference in Homewood, Ala., Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
2 hours ago

Family of Alabama teen shot by police seeks access to video of shooting

Read full article: Family of Alabama teen shot by police seeks access to video of shooting

Lawyers representing the family of a Black teenager killed by police in an Alabama suburb said the state’s refusal to release body-camera video during an investigation is fueling mistrust.

President Donald Trump, left, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
24 minutes ago

Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say

Read full article: Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say

President Donald Trump’s decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing a pause last week in the delivery of some critical weapons to Ukraine.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
5 hours ago

Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban

Read full article: Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban

The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the last type of asbestos legally allowed in U.S. manufacturing after an outcry from asbestos opponents.

President Donald Trump, center, speaking during a cabinet meeting with from l-r., Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of Housing, Eric Scott Turner, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
5 hours ago

Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine

Read full article: Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine

President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

President Donald Trump, center, speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
3 hours ago

Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood

Read full article: Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood

President Donald Trump has avoided talk of scrapping the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children at an all-girls camp.

This photo provided by shows Sen. John Hoffman gives a thumps up as he was moved from a hospital to a rehabilitation facility on Monday, July 7, 2025. (Courtesy of the Hoffman family via AP)
5 hours ago

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital

Read full article: Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital

A Minnesota state senator who was shot nine times during an attack in June has been moved to a rehabilitation facility.

FILE - Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the State Department, June 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
4 hours ago

Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

Read full article: Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using AI-driven technology.

FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
9 hours ago

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to stop DOJ grant cancellations

Read full article: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to stop DOJ grant cancellations

A federal judge ruled Monday dismissed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for rescinding nearly $800 million dollars in grants for programs supporting violence reduction and crime victims.

Debris covers over tree limbs after flooding near the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
6 hours ago

Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happen

Read full article: Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happen

Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they cause catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance.

Volunteer Cameron Carpenter helps clean up a house after flooding in Kerrville, Texas on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
1 hour ago

More than 160 people are still missing after deadly Texas floods, governor says

Read full article: More than 160 people are still missing after deadly Texas floods, governor says

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says more than 160 people are believed to be still missing days after flash floods killed more than 100 people across central Texas.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court as shown on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Madison, Wis., cleared the way for a state ban on conversion therapy to be enacted with a ruling that broadens the governor's powers over administrative rules. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
4 hours ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanent

Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanent

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has cleared the way for the state to permanently enact a ban on conversion therapy.

LOCAL NEWS


A U.S. Coast Guard Station Mayport boat crew terminates the voyage of an illegal charter vessel operating on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, July 4, 2025. The 25-foot unregistered recreational vessel was cited for failure to have a credentialed mariner in control while operating as an uninspected passenger vessel and failure to have a drug and alcohol program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
3 hours ago

Coast Guard stops illegal charter of 25-foot vessel on St. Johns River

Read full article: Coast Guard stops illegal charter of 25-foot vessel on St. Johns River
4 arrested in connection to illegal event
3 hours ago

FHP video shows driver launching fireworks out of window, doing donuts amid Fourth of July street takeover

Read full article: FHP video shows driver launching fireworks out of window, doing donuts amid Fourth of July street takeover
An artistic rendering of the exterior of the Jacksonville Florida Temple.
2 hours ago

Mormon Church submits permit to build massive $27 million temple in Jacksonville

Read full article: Mormon Church submits permit to build massive $27 million temple in Jacksonville
RAIN TOTALS
4 hours ago

Right on time, Showers and storms are on the move

Read full article: Right on time, Showers and storms are on the move
Jason Blount, 52, who lived in Orange County, was recently arrested in Orlando on a robbery charge. After his DNA was processed into the booking system, detectives noticed it matched several rape cases in Jacksonville.
4 hours ago

How a DNA match linked a 52-year-old man to the rapes of 4 Jacksonville women in the early 2000s

Read full article: How a DNA match linked a 52-year-old man to the rapes of 4 Jacksonville women in the early 2000s
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2 hours ago

‘Have to make adjustments’: North Florida career planning provider says it will be affected by DeSantis’ budget cuts

Read full article: ‘Have to make adjustments’: North Florida career planning provider says it will be affected by DeSantis’ budget cuts
This cover image released by Spiegel & Grau shows "Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger. (Spiegel & Grau via AP)
12 hours ago

Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick, 'Culpability,' delves into AI ethics

Read full article: Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick, 'Culpability,' delves into AI ethics

Oprah Winfrey has selected Bruce Holsinger's novel "Culpability" as her latest book club pick.

FILE - A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman at a hospital in Chicago, Aug. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)
11 hours ago

US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, despite efforts by the Trump administration to make this a priority.

FILE - Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin is seen on Dec. 14, 1970, in New York. (AP Photo/File)
10 hours ago

A Bayard Rustin archive aims to preserve his legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist

Read full article: A Bayard Rustin archive aims to preserve his legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on Washington.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., greets people in a coffee shop during a two-day swing through South Carolina on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Florence, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
3 hours ago

Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role

Read full article: Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a two-day tour in South Carolina, urging rural voters to stand up to President Donald Trump and challenge Republicans in the 2026 midterms.

FILE - An Amazon Prime delivery person lifts packages while making a stop at a high-rise apartment building, Nov. 28, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
4 hours ago

Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariffs and price increases

Read full article: Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariffs and price increases

Amazon's annual Prime Day sales are here again.

Volunteers search for missing people along the banks of the Guadalupe River after recent flooding on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)
20 hours ago

Volunteers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as officials warn them away

Read full article: Volunteers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as officials warn them away

Flash flooding in Texas Hill Country has triggered one of the largest rescue operations in the state’s history.

First responders carry out search and rescue operations near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman)
15 minutes ago

Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

Read full article: Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fourth.

Federal agents stage at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
23 hours ago

What to know about the troops and federal agents in LA's MacArthur Park

Read full article: What to know about the troops and federal agents in LA's MacArthur Park

U.S. military troops and federal immigration officers have made a brief but mighty show of force at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
1 day ago

RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

Read full article: RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

Health secretary Robert F.

FILE - State Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, speaks with a colleague, Feb. 14, 2023, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
1 day ago

Maine and a GOP lawmaker who ID'd a transgender athlete online agree lawsuit is now moot

Read full article: Maine and a GOP lawmaker who ID'd a transgender athlete online agree lawsuit is now moot

Attorneys for the state of Maine and a conservative lawmaker who identified a transgender student athlete online are in agreement that the lawmaker’s lawsuit over her loss of voting rights is now moot.

President Donald Trump walks toward the media to speak with them before boarding Air Force One, at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 6, 2025, en route to Washington after a weekend in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 day ago

Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear

Read full article: Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear

President Donald Trump is revamping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, sparking concerns it could become a tool for political retribution.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, center, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, joins supporters of Abrego Garcia as they rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

Read full article: US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

A U.S. government attorney says it will initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released from jail before trial on human smuggling charges.

FILE - Supporters of temporary protected status immigrants hold signs and cheer at a rally before a conference announcing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to end a program letting immigrants live and work legally in the United States outside of a federal courthouse in San Francisco, March 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
1 day ago

Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US

Read full article: Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US

The Department of Homeland Security says it's ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S. This status, granted after Hurricane Mitch in 1998, allowed them to live and work in the country.

Federal agents ride on and armored vehicle at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
21 hours ago

Troops and federal agents briefly descend on LA's MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood

Read full article: Troops and federal agents briefly descend on LA's MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood

Dozens of federal officers in tactical gear roamed a mostly empty park in a Los Angeles neighborhood with a large immigrant population for about an hour before clearing out.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
23 hours ago

Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

Read full article: Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.

President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
12 hours ago

Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

Read full article: Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other countries.

Officials work the scene of a shooting at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)
1 day ago

Man with an assault rifle killed after shooting at a Border Patrol facility in Texas

Read full article: Man with an assault rifle killed after shooting at a Border Patrol facility in Texas

Authorities say a 27-year-old man was killed after opening fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas.

An employee surveys the damage at the Great Outdoor Provision Co. after it was flooded during tropical storm Chantal, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
1 day ago

Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces dozens to flee homes in North Carolina

Read full article: Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces dozens to flee homes in North Carolina

Officials in North Carolina say floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal swept a woman in her car from a rural road and killed her.

In this photo provided by migrant farmworker Jos Molina-Aguilar, he works milking cows on a Vermont dairy farm on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Courtesy Jos Molina-Aguilar via AP)
1 day ago

A Vermont dairy farm was raided. The mixed messages from Washington since then have increased fears

Read full article: A Vermont dairy farm was raided. The mixed messages from Washington since then have increased fears

The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears haven't eased since then.

People show their support for a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's policy of targeting students for deportation who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the federal courthouse in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)
1 day ago

Federal trial starts over Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists

Read full article: Federal trial starts over Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists

University associations are challenging the Trump administration campaign of arresting and deporting faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

A crew of firefighters from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, gather for a briefing as they aid in search and rescue efforts near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Monday, July 7, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman)
1 day ago

Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100

Read full article: Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100.

FILE - This photo provided by the Bucks County, Pa., District Attorney's Office shows Justin Mohn, the man accused of beheading his father in their suburban Philadelphia home in January 2024. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP, File)
1 day ago

Woman at son's Pennsylvania murder trial recounts finding husband's decapitated corpse

Read full article: Woman at son's Pennsylvania murder trial recounts finding husband's decapitated corpse

Trial is underway in Pennsylvania of a man accused of killing his father and posting a video of his severed head online.

Volunteers search for missing people along the banks of the Guadalupe River after recent flooding on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)
2 days ago

Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood

Read full article: Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood

One local summer camp in the path of the disastrous flooding in central Texas was able to avoid any loss of life by closely monitoring weather reports.

In this image taken from video, smoke and flames rise from a fireworks warehouse explosion, July 1, 2025, in Esparto, Calif. (Hudson Sheats via AP)
1 day ago

Bodies of all 7 missing people found at a California fireworks warehouse that exploded

Read full article: Bodies of all 7 missing people found at a California fireworks warehouse that exploded

Authorities say they've found the bodies of all seven people who had been missing since an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California.

Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo, speaks outside Manhattan federal court after Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail after being convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
1 day ago

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says

Read full article: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says

The lawyer whose defense team won acquittal for Sean “Diddy” Combs on life-sentence-eligible charges says the music mogul was greeted by a standing ovation from fellow prisoners when he returned to jail after the verdict.

Avi Santos, 23, a civilian from San Antonio, Texas, wades the water at the Guadalupe River as he helps in the recovery effort near Camp Mystic, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
2 hours ago

What to know about the flash floods in Texas that killed over 100 people

Read full article: What to know about the flash floods in Texas that killed over 100 people

Flash floods in Texas have killed at least 107 people over the Fourth of July weekend, with more than 160 still missing.

This photo provided by Debra Alexander Photography, shows Chloe Childress, 19, who was a counselor at Camp Mystic and among more than 100 people killed in devastating floods in Texas. (Debbie Psifidis/Debra Alexander Photography via AP)
2 hours ago

A father who saved his family but lost his life is among the latest Texas flood fatalities

Read full article: A father who saved his family but lost his life is among the latest Texas flood fatalities

A young father and fiancé in Ingram, Texas, is among the latest people being mourned after torrential rains and flash floods in the central part of the state.

Onlookers review the damage along the Guadalupe River caused by recent flooding, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)
1 day ago

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

Read full article: Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

The death toll from flash floods that raged through central Texas has risen to 82 after searchers found more bodies.

FILE - A billboard urges drivers to vote on Election Day in Union City, Calif., Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
2 days ago

Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fears

Read full article: Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fears

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.

This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Chantal as it moves from South Carolina into central North Carolina on Sunday, July 6, 2025. (NOAA via AP)
2 days ago

Chantal, now a tropical depression, raises concerns of flash flooding in North Carolina and Virginia

Read full article: Chantal, now a tropical depression, raises concerns of flash flooding in North Carolina and Virginia

Tropical Storm Chantal has been downgraded to a tropical depression but is raising concerns of flash flooding in central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.

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